Does Local Control in Education Still Exist?
In this 3 minute audio from Resounding Books Great Connections President Marsha Familaro Enright discusses whether parents, teachers, and administrators still have control over education.
The Push for “Standards” in Education
What is the consequence of the push for “standards” in education? Hear RIFI president, Marsha Familaro Enright talk about the issues for Resounding Books here.
“Inspiration comes first, then teaching?”
This is the third part of the four-part series on an ideal University Education; the first part is here and the second part is here, and the fourth part is here. “First We Must Inspire, Not Just Inform” Maria Montessori, pictured below, noted that the student is a “spiritual embryo,” with his or her own innate pattern of growth […]
Education in the United States
What is the purpose of education? Is “school choice” the same as a free market in education? Could education be provided entirely by the free market, with no public schools? Do we have a stratified education system? These are some of the issues addressed in Kirsten Lombard’s interview of Great Connections president, Marsha Familaro Enright, […]
Would All Children Be Educated in a Free Market?
Here’s another 5-minute clip from Kirsten Lombard, editor of Resounding Books, in which she and I talk about whether all children could be educated if there were no public schools, and how that might happen. Common Ground on Common Core, published by Resounding Books, is a collection of 17 essays from across the political spectrum, analyzing this […]
A New, Value-Added Approach to College Rankings
Brookings Institute researchers Jonathan Rowell and Siddhartha Kulkarni have just published a compelling report on college rankings: “Beyond College Rankings: A Value-Added Approach to Assessing Two- and Four-Year Schools.” Their approach to college rankings is different and especially useful to students and parents. The researchers explain: Drawing on government and private sources, this report analyzes […]
University Education As It Might Be and Ought To Be (Part II)
In Part I this series, we looked at how students learn best when they are in a state of Flow— a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation. In Part II, we look at creativity. Integration to Creativity: How to Nurture Creativity What I cannot create, I do […]
Dewey and Montessori: Collectivism vs Individualism in Education
The Importance of the Ethic of Trade
On Friday, March 13, Great Connections founder president Marsha Familaro Enright spoke to business people and students about the unrecognized Ethic of Trade and the good that this ethic brings to the world. Ms. Enright spoke about the deep good that business people create through their ethic of trade and yet, how little moral credit […]
Great Connections 2015: Apply now
The Great Connections program fosters active minds, empowering each individual with the knowledge, reasoning skills, and independence to understand the world and build a life of adventure and creative achievement. Do you want to be challenged to think for yourself? Do you want to gain powerful knowledge and skills that will equip you for college, for success, for […]
